英语二05
05年英语二级笔译真题及答案
05年英语二级笔译真题及答案1. No one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but ____ it is clearthat he was a great artist.A. in the aftermathB. by the timeC. in retrospectD. in thiseventuality 2. Being both spoiled and lazy, he ____ everyone else for his lackof success. A. accused B. charged C. criticized D. blamed3. Your usual teacher has lost his voice and ____ I am taking his placetoday. A. nevertheless B. however C. moreover D. accordingly4. As always when she sang in the bathroom, she ____ the high notes in aspecial A. span out B. belted out C. spread out D. stretch out 5.The prisoner ____ that he had assaulted a policeman. A. denied B.rejected C. contradicted D. refused 6. Only hotel guests have the ____of using the private beach. A. occasion B. possibility C.privilege D. allowance 7. The jury gave a ____ of �Dnot guilty‖.A. sentenceB. judgementC. chargeD. verdict 8. Wearingseat-belts when driving is now ____ by law.A. compulsiveB. forcibleC. compulsoryD. involuntary 9.I‘ll j ust ____ an eye over these figures before you type them. A. toss B. cast C. fling D. throw10. He was facing charges on forgery in a court of law but he hired a good attorney to ____.A. get offB. get throughC. get byD. get away 11. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley. A. established B.installed C. pitched D. fixed 12. A larger brain makes man ____ to animals.A. betterB. superiorC. excelledD. outstanding 13.He was always finding ____ with his daughter‘s friends. A. blame B.error C. mistake D. fault 14. It was too late to ____ of thecontract.A. back outB. back downC. back upD. back away15. She had just ____ the shell of the hard-boiled egg and was starting topeel it off. A. snapped B. cracked C. fractured D. burst16. Children who are praised for their work are always ____ on. A. encouraged B. approved C. inspired D. spurred17. It is impossible for parents to ____ their children from every danger.A. protectB. relieveC. preserveD. conserve18. Even though the main source of ____ exposure for a majority of the human population is the sun, the artificial tanning from sun beds contributes significantly to the total UV risk.A. extra violentB. extra violetC. ultravioletD.ultravirus 19. This is ____ work. It calls for a good eye and a steady hand.A. preciseB. precisionC. exactD. exactness 20. I wouldn‘t trust such a ____ person.A. deceitfulB. deceptiveC. decisiveD. deceive21. As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein is famous for his intensely vigorous and exuberant style.A. extremeB. enthusiasticC. prosperousD. nervous22. On a Windows screen, there will roll down many more buttons when youhit the �DTools‖ button.A. castB. casteC. cascadeD. cataract23. In Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter, Reverend Dimmesdale succumbed to Hester‘s charms.A. appealed toB. conversed aboutC. cared nothing forD. yielded to24. So engrossed in his efforts would Gaugin become that he barely noticed the passing of time.A. delighted inB. frustrated byC. expanded byD. involved in 25. One out of five bridges in the United States is outmoded. A. narrow B. obsolete C. illegal D. concrete26. Several theories of evolution had historically preceded that ofCharles Darwin, although he expounded upon the stages of development.A. found fault withB. explained in detailC. outlined brieflyD. offered in published form27. When Akiyama Toyohiro, Japan‘s first astronaut, completed his stintin space, he came back down to earth with more than one worry. A. spellB. slingC. stingD. stink28. Since she did not have time to read the entire play before class, sheread an outline of the plot instead.A. a synonymB. a symmetryC. a synopsisD. a symposium29. Tiny Tim, a character in A Christmas Carol, was a happy little boy inspite of the disability that caused him a weakness in one leg.A. to limpB. to fallC. restD. suffer30. When a hurricane is about to occur, the National Weather Bureau issuesa warning. A. adjacent B. gigantic C. perilous D.imminent31. Rain abates in the fall throughout most of the Appalachian Mountainregion. A. pours B. accumulates C. lessens D.evaporates 32. The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.A. people who saw himB. the person who helped himC. gunsand knives D. stolen goods33. Relaxation therapy teaches one not to fret over small problems. A.worry about B. get involved in C. get angry about C. look for34. Benjamin Franklin was remembered for his good judgement. A.vigilance B. guilty C. sagacity D. resolution35. Mark Anthony‘s eulogy of Caesar at his fun eral is memorably recordedin a play by Shakespeare.A. prayerB. praiseC. biographyD. denunciation36. He had studied hard, he would have been able to pass the exam. A.He had studied harder B. If only he studied more C. Had hestudied harder C. When he studied more37. It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none beenfound. A. was found B. were founded C. has been found D. have been founded38. Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we feel sympathetic to thepeople to be affected.A. to have affectedB. to have effectedC. who have been effectedD. who have been affected 39. Our programs come second to theirs.A. come second afterB. are second only toC. arefirst except for D. are first place from 40. Our holidayis doomed to failure without you.A. would doomB. would have been doomedC. hadbeen doomed D. has had to be doomed 41. I‘m ratherconcerned how he will take in his school. A. take on B. take upC. take offD. take to 42. You‘ve been so helpful! How can I make upto you? A. make it up to you B. make you up C. makeup it for you D. make up you 43. I don‘t doubt how theplan will be will received. A. that B. which C. if D. whether 44. Trial and error are the source of our knowledge. A. is B. were C. has D. have been45. Some people think more of animals than will of children. A. theyhave B. they had C. they are D. they do46. The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday befound. A. It is believed that B. It is believing thatC. The belief thatD. That belief is47. Because excessively hunting has depleted many wildlife species, gamepreserves are being established.A. excessive huntingB. hunting excessivelyC.The belief that D. they hunted excessively 48. Fewpleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day. A. this B.all this C. that D. all that49. American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group manyunits of meaning into multisyllabic words.A. all tendB. and tendC. to tendD. tending50. We are not conscious of the extent of which work provides the psychological satisfaction that can make the difference between a full andempty life. A. to which B. in which C. at which D. bywhichSection 2: Reading Comprehension (50 points)Questions 51 ― 55 are based on the following passage.Congress makes the laws in the United States. It has two parts, which are more or less equal in power. They are known as the House of Representativesand the Senate. The House of Representatives is larger than the Senate whose100 members (two from each state) serve for six years. The 435 members of the House are elected every two years, and the number from each state isdetermined by the population of the state. For example, California, which hasa large population, has 43 representatives, while the State of Nevada has only one.The House and Senate are divided into small groups which take care ofspecial matters such as education or foreign affairs. The most important workof Congress is often done in these groups, which are called subcommittees.According to the Constitution of the United States, a senator must be atleast 30 years old and he must have been a citizen of the United States fornine years at the time of his election. To be elected to the House a personmust be 25 years old and must have been a United States citizen for sevenyears. At the present time, members of Congress include businessmen, farmers, teachers, and especially lawyers. In general, senators are better known than representatives because they are fewer in number and serve for a longer time. Many American presidents served in Congress before they because president.51. In the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate are____. A. not equal. The House is more powerful B. almost equal in powerC. not equal. The Senate is far more powerfulD. different. The House ismore important52. The members of the Senate are elected for ____ years. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. six53. The number of the members in the House from each state ____. A. isfixed, two from each stateB. depends on how many people the state hasC. depends on the size of the stateD. depends on the location of the state54. To be elected to the Senate a person must ____. A. be at least 25 years old B. be at least 30 years oldC. have been a citizen for seven yearsD. be a lawyer55. Which of the following is true?A. A representative serves for two years.B. To become a senator is easier than to become a representative.C. A senator performs his duties for a shorter time than a representativeD. All presidents were representatives and then senators before becoming president of the United States.Questions 56 ― 60 are based on the following passage.Air France SA said Monday that its second-quarter net profit fell 35 percent to ?57 million ($57.4 million), but sales were steady and operating profit surged.Earning before interest and tax, a measure of operating income, gained 86 percent to ?141 million as fuel costs fell costs fell and cargo traffic rose.Air France has been hurt less than rivals such as British Airways PLC and Lufthansa AG by the slowdown on North Atlantic routes following the war on Iraq in 2021 because it has fewer flights in that market.Net income fell as the airline paid deferred taxes that came due. Sales rose 0.9 percent to ?3.2 billion. The carrier lost about ?80 million in revenue because of a four-day strike by pilots in September. An accord was reached tying future pay increases to inflation. The carrier said that first-half fuel costs fell 15 percent to ?680 million. Cargo traffic rose 11 percent in the second quarter, while passenger traffic rose 1.1 percent. Theairline‘s shares gained 87 cents, or 7.7 percent, to close at ?12.11.Separately, Air France and Alitalia SpA agreed to buy 2 percent stakes in each other as Europe‘s second-and sixth-largest airlines deepen their partnership.56. �D?‖in �D?57 million‖ and �D?141 million‖ probably stands for____. A. English B. the euro C. European D. European Currency Unit57. Which of the following is not a cause for Air France‘s earnings torise before interest and tax?A. The drop in fuel cost.B. The rise in cargo traffic.C. The rise inpassenger traffic. D. Its partnership with Alitalia SpA.58. Which of the following is not a trouble confronting Air France? A.Deferred taxes being due. B. The shrinking French market.C. A four-day strike by pilots in September.D. The war on Iraq.59. Wh y did Air France‘s net income fall despite rising sales? A. Becauseit had to pay deferred taxes that came due. B. Because the French market wasshrinking.C. Because of a four-day strike by pilots in September.D. Because theIraqi war had reduced Atlantic flights.60. �DThe carrier lost about ?80 million in revenue because of a four-daystrike by pilots in September‖. What does �Dthe carrier‖ refer to here?A. British Airways PLC.B. Lufthansa AG.C. Air France SA.D. Alitalia SpA.Questions 61 ― 65 are based on the following passage.A. total of 4.6 million digital televisions have been sold, and the salesof HDTV sets have quadrupled since last year. Consumers have bought HDTVsto play their DVDs and to have clearer pictures and wide screens. Only a smallpercentage of the感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
2005考研英语二真题答案解析
2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1 (10 points)The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, 1this is largely because, 2animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses are 3to perceiving those smells which float through the air, 4 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, 5, we are extremely sensitive to smells, 6we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of 7human smells even when these are 8to far below one part in one million.Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, 9 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate 10smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send 11to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell 12can suddenly become sensitive to it when 13to it often enough.The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that the brain finds it 14to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can 15new receptors if necessary. This may 16explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells—we simply do not need to be. We are not 17of the usual smell of our own house, but we 18new smells when we visit someone else’s. The brain finds it be st to keep smell receptors 19for unfamiliar and emergency signals 20the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.1. [A] although [B] as [C] but [D] while2. [A] above [B] unlike [C] excluding [D] besides3. [A] limited [B] committed [C] dedicated [D] confined4. [A] catching [B] ignoring [C] missing [D] tracking5. [A] anyway [B] though [C] instead [D] therefore6. [A] even if [B] if only [C] only if [D] as if7. [A] distinguishing [B] discovering [C] determining [D] detecting8. [A] diluted [B] dissolved [C] dispersed [D] diffused9. [A] when [B] since [C] for [D] whereas10. [A] unusual [B] particular [C] unique [D] typical11. [A] signs [B] stimuli [C] messages [D] impulses12. [A] at first [B] at all [C] at large [D] at times13. [A] subjected [B] left [C] drawn [D] exposed14. [A] ineffective [B] incompetent [C] inefficient [D] insufficient15. [A] introduce [B] summon [C] trigger [D] create16. [A] still [B] also [C] otherwise [D] nevertheless17. [A] sure [B] sick [C] aware [D] tired18. [A] tolerate [B] repel [C] neglect [D] notice19. [A] available [B] reliable [C] identifiable [D] suitable20. [A] similar to [B] such as [C] along with [D] aside fromSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 (40 points)Text 1Everybody loves a fat pay rise. Yet pleasure at your own can vanish if you learn that a colleague has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he has a reputation for slacking, you might even be outraged. Such behaviour is regarded as “all too human,” with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance. But a study by Sarah Brosnan and Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well.The researchers studied the behaviour of female brown capuchin monkeys. They look cute. They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food readily. Above all, like their female human counterparts, they tend to pay much closer attent ion to the value of “goods and services” than males.Such characteristics make them perfect candidates for Dr. Brosnan’s and Dr. de W aal’s study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for slices of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate but adjoining chambers, so that each could observe what the other was getting in return for its rock, their behaviour became markedly different.In the world of capuchins, grapes are luxury goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was reluctant to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other chamber (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to induce resentment in a female capuchin.The researchers suggest that capuchin monkeys, like humans, are guided by social emotions. In the wild, they are a co-operative, group-living species. Such co-operation is likely to be stable only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone. Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness evolved independently in capuchins and humans, or whether it stems from the common ancestor that the species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.21. In the opening paragraph, the author introduces his topic by ________.[A] posing a contrast[B] justifying an assumption[C] making a comparison[D] explaining a phenomenon22. The statement “it is all too monkey” (Last line, Paragraph l) implies that ________.[A] monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals[B] resenting unfairness is also monkeys’ nature[C] monkeys, like humans, tend to be jealous of each other[D] no animals other than monkeys can develop such emotions23. Female capuchin monkeys were chosen for the research most probably because they are________.[A] more inclined to weigh what they get[B] attentive to researchers’ instructions[C] nice in both appearance and temperament[D] more generous than their male companions24. Dr. Brosnan and Dr. de Waal have eventually found in their study that the monkeys ________.[A] prefer grapes to cucumbers[B] can be taught to exchange things[C] will not be co-operative if feeling cheated[D] are unhappy when separated from others25. What can we infer from the last paragraph?[A] Monkeys can be trained to develop social emotions.[B] Human indignation evolved from an uncertain source.[C] Animals usually show their feelings openly as humans do.[D] Cooperation among monkeys remains stable only in the wild.Text 2Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way? Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earth’s atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made. The clear message is that we should get moving to protect ourselves. The president of the National Academy, Bruce Alberts, added this key point in the preface to the panel’s report: “Science never has all the answers. But science does provide us with the best available guide to the future, and it is critical that our nation and the world base important policies on the best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions.”Just as on smoking, voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about globalwarming is incomplete, that it’s OK to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure. This is a dangerous game: by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late. With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now.Fortunately, the White House is starting to pay attention. But it’s obvious that a majority of the president’s advisers still don’t take global warming seriously. Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more research -- a classic case of “paralysis by analysis.”To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research. But research alone is inadequate. If the Administration won’t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start. Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs. If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.26. An argument made by supporters of smoking was that ________.[A] there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death[B] the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant[C] people had the freedom to choose their own way of life[D] antismoking people were usually talking nonsense27. According to Bruce Alberts, science can serve as ________.[A] a protector[B] a judge[C] a critic[D] a guide28. What does the author mean by “paralysis by analysis” (Last line, Paragraph 4)?[A] Endless studies kill action.[B] Careful investigation reveals truth.[C] Prudent planning hinders progress.[D] Extensive research helps decision-making.29. According to the author, what should the Administration do about global warming?[A] Offer aid to build cleaner power plants.[B] Raise public awareness of conservation.[C] Press for further scientific research.[D] Take some legislative measures.30. The author associates the issue of global warming with that of smoking because ________.[A] they both suffered from the government’s negligence[B] a lesson from the latter is applicable to the former[C] the outcome of the latter aggravates the former[D] both of them have turned from bad to worseText 3Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak. A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just “mental noise” -- the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind’s emotional thermost at, regulating moods while the brain is “off-line.” And one leading authority says that these intensely powerful mental events can be not only harnessed but actually brought under conscious control, to help us sleep and feel better, “It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center. “If you don’t like it, change it.”Evidence from brain imaging supports this view. The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep -- when most vivid dreams occur -- as it is when fully awake, says Dr, Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh. But not all parts of the brain are equally involved; the limbic system (the “emotional brain”) is especially active, while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reas oning) is relatively quiet. “We wake up from dreams happy o r depressed, and those feelings can stay with us all day.” says Stanford sleep researcher Dr. William Dement.The link between dreams and emotions shows up among the patients in Cartwright’s clinic. Most people seem to have more bad dreams early in the night, progressing toward happier ones before awakening, suggesting that they are working through negative feelings generated during the day. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don’t always think about the emotional significance of the day’s events -- until, it appears, we begin to dream.And this process need not be left to the unconscious. Cartwright believes one can exercise conscious control over recurring bad dreams. As soon as you awaken, identify what is upsetting about the dream. Visualize how you would like it to end instead; the next time it occurs, try to wake up just enough to control its course. With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.At the end of the day, there’s probably little reason to pay attention to our dreams at all unless they keep us from sleeping or “we wake up in a panic,”Cartwright says. Terrorism, economic uncertainties and general feelings of insecurity have increased p eople’s anxiety. Those suffering from persistent nightmares should seek help from a therapist. For the rest of us, the brain has its ways of working through bad feelings. Sleep -- or rather dream -- on it and you’ll feel better in the morning.31. Researchers have come to believe that dreams ________.[A] can be modified in their courses[B] are susceptible to emotional changes[C] reflect our innermost desires and fears[D] are a random outcome of neural repairs32. By referring to the limbic system, the author intends to show ________.[A] its function in our dreams[B] the mechanism of REM sleep[C] the relation of dreams to emotions[D] its difference from the prefrontal cortex33. The negative feelings generated during the day tend to ________.[A] aggravate in our unconscious mind[B] develop into happy dreams[C] persist till the time we fall asleep[D] show up in dreams early at night34. Cartwright seems to suggest that ________.[A] waking up in time is essential to the ridding of bad dreams[B] visualizing bad dreams helps bring them under control[C] dreams should be left to their natural progression[D] dreaming may not entirely belong to the unconscious35. What advice might Cartwright give to those who sometimes have bad dreams?[A] Lead your life as usual.[B] Seek professional help.[C] Exercise conscious control.[D] Avoid anxiety in the daytime.Text 4Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing,” has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tonewhen they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is the only form that could claim real liveliness. In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like, care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive -- there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms -- he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. We now take our English “on paper plates instead of china.” A shame, perhaps, but probably an inevitable one.36. According to McWhorter, the decline of formal English ________.[A] is inevitable in radical education reforms[B] is but all too natural in language development[C] has caused the controversy over the counter-culture[D] brought about changes in public attitudes in the 1960s37. The word “talking” (Line 6, Paragraph 3) denotes ________.[A] modesty[B] personality[C] liveliness[D] informality38. To which of the following statements would McWhorter most likely agree?[A] Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk.[B] Black English can be more expressive than standard English.[C] Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining.[D] Of all the varieties, standard English can best convey complex ideas.39. The description of Russians’ love of memorizing poetry shows the author’s ________.[A] interest in their language[B] appreciation of their efforts[C] admiration for their memory[D] contempt for their old-fashionedness40. According to the last paragraph, “paper plates” is to “china” as ________.[A] “temporary” is to “permanent”[B] “radical” is to “conservative”[C] “functional” is to “artistic”[D] “humble” is to “noble”Part BDirections:In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Canada’s premiers (the leaders of provincial governments), if they have any breath left after complaining about Ottawa at their late July annual meeting, might spare a moment to do something, together, to reduce health-care costs.They’re all groaning about soaring health budgets, the fastest-growing component of which are pharmaceutical costs.41. ________What to do? Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby committee on health care -- to say nothing of reports from other experts -- recommended the creation of a national drug agency. Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.42. ________But “national”doesn’t have to mean that. “National”could mean interprovincial -- provinces combining efforts to create one body.Either way, one benefit of a “national”organization would be to negotiate better prices, if possible, with drug manufacturers. Instead of having one province -- or a series of hospitals within a province -- negotiate a price for a given drug on the provincial list, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of all provinces.Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. Basic economics suggests the greater the potential consumers, the higher the likelihood of a better price.43. ________A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-ordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces. Under it, a Common Drug Review recommends to provincial lists which new drugs should be included. Predictably, and regrettably, Quebec refused to join.A few premiers are suspicious of any federal-provincial deal-making. They (particularly Quebecand Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached. That’s one reason why the idea of a national list hasn’t gone anywhere, while drug costs keep rising fast.44. ________Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow’s report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money. Perhaps they should read what he had to say about drugs: “A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.”45. ________So when the premiers gather in Niagara Falls to assemble their usual complaint list, they should also get cracking about something in their jurisdiction that would help their budgets and patients.[A] Quebec’s resistance to a national agency is provincialist ideology. One of the first advocatesfor a national list was a researcher at Laval University. Quebec’s Drug Insurance Fund has seen its costs skyrocket with annual increases from 14.3 per cent to 26.8 per cent![B] Or they could read Mr. Kirby’s report: “the substantial buying power of such an agencywould strengthen the public prescription-drug insurance plans to negotiate the lowest possible purchase prices from drug companies.”[C] What does “national”mean? Roy Romanow and Senator Michael Kirby recommended afederal-provincial body much like the recently created National Health Council.[D] The problem is simple and stark: health-care costs have been, are, and will continue toincrease faster than government revenues.[E] According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, prescription drug costs haverisen since 1997 at twice the rate of overall health-care spending. Part of the increase comes from drugs being used to replace other kinds of treatments. Part of it arises from new drugs costing more than older kinds. Part of it is higher prices.[F] So, if the provinces want to run the health-care show, they should prove they can run it,starting with an interprovincial health list that would end duplication, save administrative costs, prevent one province from being played off against another, and bargain for better drug prices.[G] Of course, the pharmaceutical companies will scream. They like divided buyers; they canlobby better that way. They can use the threat of removing jobs from one province to another. They can hope that, if one province includes a drug on its list, the pressure will cause others to include it on theirs. They wouldn’t like a national agency, but self-interest would lead them to deal with it.Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)It is not easy to talk about the role of the mass media in this overwhelmingly significant phasein European history. History and news become confused, and one’s impressions tend to be a mixture of skepticism and optimism. 46) Television is one of the means by which these feelings are created and conveyed -- and perhaps never before has it served so much to connect different peoples and nations as in the recent events in Europe. The Europe that is now forming cannot be anything other than its peoples, their cultures and national identities. With this in mind we can begin to analyze the European television scene. 47) In Europe, as elsewhere, multi-media groups have been increasingly successful: groups which bring together television, radio, newspapers, magazines and publishing houses that work in relation to one another. One Italian example would be the Berlusconi group, while abroad Maxwell and Murdoch come to mind.Clearly, only the biggest and most flexible television companies are going to be able to compete in such a rich and hotly-contested market. 48) This alone demonstrates that the television business is not an easy world to survive in, a fact underlined by statistics that show that out of eighty European television networks, no less than 50% took a loss in 1989.Moreover, the integration of the European community will oblige television companies to cooperate more closely in terms of both production and distribution.49) Creating a “European identity” that respects the different cultures and traditions which go to make up the connecting fabric of the Old Continent is no easy task and demands a strategic choice -- that of producing programs in Europe for Europe. This entails reducing our dependence on the North American market, whose programs relate to experiences and cultural traditions which are different from our own.In order to achieve these objectives, we must concentrate more on co-productions, the exchange of news, documentary services and training. This also involves the agreements between European countries for the creation of a European bank for Television Production which, on the model of the European Investments Bank, will handle the finances necessary for production costs. 50) In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “Unit ed we stand, divided we fall” -- and if I had to choose a slogan it would be “Unity in our diversity.” A unity of objectives that nonetheless respect the varied peculiarities of each country.Section III WritingPart A51. Directions:Two months ago you got a job as an editor for the magazine Designs & Fashions. But now you find that the work is not what you expected. You decide to quit. Write a letter to your boss, Mr. Wang, telling him your decision, stating your reason (s), and making an apology.Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead.You do not need to write the address. (10 points)Part B52. Directions:Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should first describe the drawing, then interpret its meaning, and give your comment on it.You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题答案与解析Section I Use of English一、文章题材结构分析这是一篇科普性说明文，文章主要介绍了人类嗅觉的特点及原因。
00015 英语二 第五单元课后答案及参考译文
第5课Text ALife Is Difficult.This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that（引出同位语从句）life is difficult no longer matters.Most people do not fully see this truth that life is difficult.生活是艰难的。
这是一条真理，是众多伟大真理之一。
一旦我们真正认识了它，才会超越其本身。
一旦我们真正认识到生活的艰难所在，真正理解并接受它，生活将不再如那般的艰难，生活是艰难的这一事实，也不会再影响到我们。
大多数人并未真正认识到生活是艰难的这一事实。
Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that（引出同位语从句）their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction（痛苦）that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon（施加，造成，使遭受）them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others. I know about this moaning because I havedone my share.相反，他们不停地无病呻吟，或是聒噪地，或是微弱地，絮叨着他们所遭遇的种种问题、所承受的负担以及所忍受的苦难，好像生活应该是一帆风顺的。
大学英语二（综合教程）第五单元
大学英语二（综合教程）第五单元大学体验英语二（综合教程）Unit 5Ways to SuccessListen and TalkLead inSuccess can be reached in different ways by people in different careers.Bill Gates began at age 13 to 1.____ computers. His vision for personal computing has been central to the success of Microsoft Corporation, the company he 2.____with his childhood friend in 1975.The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is, "Change before you have to." He believes in leading by example and 3. ____his employees to do their best everyday.Michael Jordan said, "I accept 4.____, but I can't accept not trying." He is one of the best athletes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic 5.___, and pleasant personality have made him one of the most famous 6.____in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time playing basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team. Instead of 7.____, he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet.Celine Dion came from 8.____beginnings in a rural French Canadian town in Canada. The youngest of fourteen children, her voice is internationally known on such soundtracks as Beauty and the Beast and Titanic.Ronaldo is Brazil's greatest 9.____in soccer since Pele. He began his professional 10.____in the season 90-91, playing for theSocial Ramos Club. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) voted him best player of the year in both 1996 and 1997.In 2002,he won the Golden Shoe Award of the FIFA World Cup with 8 goals scored.Key:1. program; 2. founded; 3. encourages; 4. failure; 5. achievements6. athletes;7. giving up;8. humble;9. talent; 10. careerPassage A: My Advice to Students: Education Counts2.Answer the following questions with the information from the passage.1. Why do many students write to Bill Gates every year?They want to get his advice about education.2.Why do some parents write to Bill Gates?They want to get guidance for their children.3. What does Bill Gates think of dropping out of school?He discourages it.4.Which university did Bill Gates go to? Did he graduate witha degree?He went to Harvard but he dropped out in his junior year.5. Many students choose to work for a while before going toa university. What do you think of this?If you fall into an obsessive pattern in high school, you are unlikely to change when you go to college, and you may not get grades good enough to go to a good college.3. Choose the best answer to each question based on the information you obtain from the passage.1. What does Gates mean by "education counts"?A) Education teaches us how to count numbers.B) Education is important to everyone.C) One learns by getting an education.D) Education is the only way to success.2. From the passage we know that __________.A) many people are interested in the success story of GatesB) Gates dropped out of college because he didn't do wellC) the smart part-time programmer dropped out of schoolD) Gates is going back to Harvard to get a degree3. Gates tells us that __________.A) Microsoft Corp. has some successful high school dropoutsB) Microsoft Corp. doesn't care much about school education and diplomasC) he encouraged the bright part-time programmer to drop out of schoolD) it is easier to get a job with a college diploma than without one4. According to Gates, __________.A) one learns better in a libraryB) one learns better by self-studyC) one learns better by going to schoolD) it's bad to have many interests5. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A) good universities usually get smart and capable studentsB) one gets specialized knowledge from graduate schoolC) one learns broadly at both high school and collegeD) it's fine to become deeply interested in one specific areaAnwser: 1. B; 2. A; 3. D; 4. C; 5. A4. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.1. The economy in that country ____ deeper and deeper into crisis.2. My father was a historian and his ____ was the history of Germany.3. They decided to close the museum ____ and simply because it cost too much to run.4. The local government has decided on new measures to ____ car use in favour of public transportation.5. It's pretty ____ that they'll turn up now-it's nearly ten o'clock.6. The interchange of ideas aids an understanding of group ____ .7. She says it's a good film and recommends it to all her friends, though she hasn't ____ seen it.8. Stop shouting and let's discuss this ____ reasonably.9. People now ____ that green issues are important to our future.10. Kathy and Eric run this small hotel as an " ____ home", which should give you a good idea of the atmosphere of warmth and hospitality thereAnwser: 1. was sinking 2. specialty 3. purely 4. discourage 5. unlikely6. dynamics7. actually8. reasonably9. have perceived 10. extended5. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.1.She ____ politics while she was still a college student, and was elected to the lower parliament at the age of 40.2. Alone in London, without friends, work, or money, Shelley ____ despair.3. There was an attempt to ____ more men for the police force, but not many did.4. The idea sounds fine, but we still need to _____ it ____ in practice.5. She started working on an engineering degree but _____ college after only a year.Anwser:1. took a deep interest in; 2. fell into; 3. sign up; 4. try (it) out; 5. dropped out of6.Consult a dictionary for the usage of the following words and make a sentence with each of them.1. Rebecca was, without question, the most skilled technician on the team.2.The company declares that their product "makes you thin without dieting".3. Your teacher can give you advice on choosing a career and writing a job application.4.The situation made it more difficult for management to encourage workers to work harder.5.His books have sold in the thousands, but from a literary point of view they aren’t really very good.1.crew2. to embrace3.reared4.scheduled5.was graced7.Translate the following sentences into English.1. 我们得把感情放在一边，从专业的(professional)角度来对待这件事。
2005考研英语阅读真题 Text 3(英语二)
2005 Text 3（英语⼆）掌握控制权Text 3⽂本 3Of all the components of a good night's sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control.在⼀夜好眠的所有组成部分中，梦似乎是我们最⽆法控制的。
In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and dead people speak.在梦⾥，⼀扇窗户打开了⼀个世界，在那⾥逻辑被暂停，死⼈说话。
A century ago, Freud formulated his revolutionary theory that dreams were the disguised shadows of our unconscious desires and fears; by the late 1970s, neurologists had switched to thinking of them as just "mental noise" — the random byproducts of the neural-repair work that goes on during sleep.⼀个世纪前，弗洛伊德提出了他的⾰命性理论，即梦是我们⽆意识欲望和恐惧的伪装阴影；到 20 世纪70 年代末，神经学家已经转⽽认为它们只是“精神噪⾳”——睡眠期间神经修复⼯作的随机副产品。
Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is "off-line. "现在研究⼈员怀疑梦是⼤脑情绪恒温器的⼀部分，在⼤脑“离线”时调节情绪。
2005年10月自考英语二试题及答案范文
2005年10月自考英语（二）试卷第一部分选择题（共50分）I. V ocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. Six out of every ten prisoners in chains are black, which is ________ the chain gangs call up images of slavery in centuries gone by.A、whereB、whenC、whatD、why2. Einstein claimed that matter and energy are interchangeable, ________ there is no “absolute” time and space.A、so thatB、even ifC、in caseD、in order3. The next generation of robots will have a sense of _______.A、feelB、touchC、contactD、grasp4. Scientists believe that you usually ________ to one idea at a time.A、attendB、tendC、pretendD、extend5. From a systems point of ________, problems have multiple causes.A、sightB、ideaC、perspectiveD、view6. In a sense, men of this kind begin not so much with a musical theme ______ with a completed composition.A、butB、thanC、asD、that7. To these now familiar facts a number of further facts may be ______, some of them only recently recognized.A、shownB、proposedC、derivedD、added8. He argues that euthanasia doesn’t take into ______ that there are ways of caring for the dying.A、opinionB、thoughtC、mindD、account9. Two-thirds of the nation’s voters still iden tify themselves ______ Democrats of Republicans.A、forB、asC、byD、over10. You must push away the many temptations that are always present ______ your schedule is useless.A、andB、butC、orD、forII. Close Test (10 points, 1 points for each item) 下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。
考研英语二MBA联考真题试卷及答案
考研英语二MBA联考真题试卷及答案2005年考研英语二（MBA联考）真题试卷及答案2005 MBA联考英语试卷Section I VocabularyDirections:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.1. Advertises often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _____.A. powerB. forceC. energyD. ability2. We've bought some ______ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store awayA. adaptingB. adjustingC. bindingD. folding3. The new speed restrictions were a ______ debated issue,A. heavilyB. hotlyC. deeplyD. profoundly4. His change of job has ____ him with a new challenge in lifeA. introducedB. initiatedC. presentedD. led5. No _____you're hungry if you haven't eaten since yesterdayA. matterB. surpriseC. wonderD. problem6. The pianist played beautifully, showing a real _____ for the musicA. feelingB. understandingC. appreciationD. sense7. The boss into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was toldA. flewB. chargedC. rushedD. burst8. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they representA. viewB. sightC. regardD. prospect9. The employees tried to settle the dispute by direct _____with the bossA, negotiation B. connection C. association D. communication10. You haven't heard all the facts so don't _____ to conclusionsA. dashB. jumpC. muchD. fly11. I am _____ aware of the need to obey the vales of the competitionA. greatlyB. farC. muchD. well12. The manager has always attended to the _____ of important business himselfA. transactionB. solutionC. translationD. stimulation13. As is known to all a country gets a (an) ______from taxesA income B. revenue C. rind D. paymentI4,The government has decided to reduce ______ on all imports.A. feeB. chargeC. tariffD. tuition15. The need for financial provision not only to producers but also to consumersA. connectsB. links C .associates D. relates16. The ability of bank to create deposits is determined by the ratio of liquid assets which they___.A. mountB. containC. remainD. maintain17 .The first serious prospect of a cure for Aids_____ a treatment which delays its effects ha emerged A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than18. His parents died when he was young, so he was ____ by his grandmaA. bredB. broughtC. fedD. grown19.The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to ______dollars in fear of another government interA. let inB. let outC. let go ofD. let off20. The local people could hardly think of any good way to ______ the disaster of the warA. shake offB. get offC. put offD. take offSection II ClozeDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET1.A few decades ago, the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The ___21__benefit of such systems was to __22___the float of capital that was unavailable for ? __23__ checks were being cleared through banking__24__. T oday, we understand that benefits of electronic banking are far more _25__ than just reducing floating cash. The world of banking__26__revolutionized.It is __27_ more efficient and faster, but more global. And now_28_the Internet, EFT systems are increasingly __29__with the new world of e-commerce and e-trade.__30__1997 and 2003,EFT value__31__from less than $50 trillion to nearly $40 trillion, more than the __32__economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world. These statistics__33__should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT Satellite, wireless, and cable-based electronic fund transfers _34__ the hub of global enterprise. Such electronic cash is _35__central to the idea of an emerging "worldwide mind." Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flowof electronic funds, the world economy would grind to a halt.21. A. hiding B. getting C. driving D. giving22. A. introduce B. reduce C. produce D. increase23. A. which B. that C. while D. where24. A. mechanics B. methods C. procedures D. systems25. A. extensive B. intensive C. profound D. great26. A. is B. has C. has been D. had been27. A. far B. even C. just D. not only28. A. with B. by C. for D. on29. A. linked B. integrated C. controlled D. joined30. A. Between B. In C. From D. Among31. A. decreased B. raised C. elevated D. soared32. A. gross B. accelerated C. combined D. collective33. A. lonely B. alone C. only D. merely34. A. present B. represent C. reserve D. comprehend35. A. so B. nevertheless C. thereafter D. thereforeSection III Reading comprehensionDirections:Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B,C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Working at nonstandard times-evenings, nights, or weekends-is taking its toll on American families. One-fifth of all employed Americans work variable or rotating shifts, and one-third work weekends, according to Harriet B. Presser, sociology professor at the University of Maryland. The result is stress on familial relationships, which is likely to continue in coming decades.The consequences of working irregular hours vary accordingto gender, economic level, and whether or not children are involved. Single mothers are more likely to work nights and weekends than married mothers. Women in clerical, sales or other low-paying jobs participate disproportionately in working late and graveyard shifts.Married-couple households with children are increasingly becoming dual-earner households, generating more split-shift couples. School-aged children, however, may benefit from parents' nonstandard work schedules because of the greater likelihood that a parent will be home before or after school. On the other hand, a correlation exists between nonstandard work schedules and both marital instability and a decline in the quality of marriages.Nonstandard working hours mean families spend less time together for diner but more time together for breakfast. One-on-one interaction between parents and children varies, however, based on parent, shift, and age of children. There is also a greater reliance on child care by relatives and by professional providers.Working nonstandard hours is less a choice of employees and more a mandate of employer. Presser believes that the need for swing shifts and weekend work will continue to rise in the coming decades. She reports that in some European countries there are substantial salary premiums for employees working irregular hours-sometimes as much as 50% higher. The convenience of having services available 24 hours a day continues to drive this trend.Unfortunately, says Presser, the issue is virtually absent from public discourse. She emphasizes the need for focused studies on costs and benefits of working odd hours, the physical and emotional health of people working nights and weekends, andthe reasons behind the necessity for working these hours. "Nonstandard work schedules not only are highly prevalent among American families but also generate a level of complexity in family functioning that needs greater attention," she says.36. Which of the following demonstrates that working at nonstandard times is taking its toll on American families?A. Stress on familial relationships.B. Rotating shifts.C. Evenings, nights, or weekends.D. Its consequences.37. Which of the following is affected most by working irregular hours?A. Children.B. Marriage.C. Single mothers.D. Working women.38. Who would be in favor of the practice of working nonstandard hours?A. Children.B. Parents.C. EmployeesD. Professional child providers.39. It is implied that the consequences of nonstandard work schedules are .A. emphasizedB. absentC. neglectedD. prevalent40. What is the author's attitude towards working irregular hours?A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Indifferent.D. Objective.Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:Most human beings actual1y decide before they think. When any human being-executive, specialized expert, or person in the street-encounters a complex issue and forms an opinion, often within a matter of seconds, how thoroughly has he or she explored the implications of the various courses of action? Answer: not very thoroughly. Very few people, no matter how inte1ligent or experienced, can take inventory of the many branching possibilities, possible outcomes, side effects, and undesired consequences of a policy or a course of action in a matter of seconds. Yet, those who pride themse1ves on being decisive often try to do just that. And once their brains lock onto an opinion, most of their thinking thereafter consists of finding support for it.A very serious side effect of argumentative decision making can be a lack of support for the chosen course of action on the pat of the "losing" faction. When one faction wins the meeting and the others see themselves as losing, the battle often doesn't end when the meeting ends. Anger, resentment, and jealousy may lead them to sabotage the decision later, or to reopen the debate at later meetings.There is a better. As philosopher Aldous Huxley said, "It isn't who is right, but what is right, that counts."The structured-inquiry method offers a better alternative to argumentative decision making by debate. With the help of the Internet and wireless computer technology the gap betweenexperts and executives is now being dramatically closed. By actually putting the brakes on the thinking process, slowing it down, and organizing the flow of logic, it's possible to create a level of clarity that sheer argumentation can never match.The structured-inquiry process introduces a level of conceptual clarity by organizing the contributions of the experts, then brings the experts and the decision makers closer together. Although it isn't possible or necessary for a president or prime minister to listen in on every intelligence analysis meeting, it's possible to organize the experts' information to give the decision maker much greater insight as to its meaning. This process may somewhat resemble a marketing focus group; it's a simple, remarkably clever way to bring decision makers closer to the source of the expert information and opinions on which they must base their decisions.4l. From the first paragraph we can learn that .A. executive, specialized expert, are no more clever than person in the streetB. very few people decide before they thinkC. those who pride themselves on being decisive often fail to do soD. people tend to consider carefully before making decisions42. Judging from the context, what does the word "them" (line 4,paragraph 2) refer to?A. Decision makers.B. The "losing" faction.C. Anger, resentment, and jealousy.D. Other people.43. Aldous Huxley's remark (Paragraph 3) implies that .A. there is a subtle difference between right and wrongB. we cannot tell who is right and what is wrongC. what is right is more important than who is rightD. what is right accounts for the question who is right44. According to the author, the function of the structured-inquiry method is .A. to make decision by debateB. to apply the Internet and wireless computer technology.C. to brake on the thinking process, slowing it downD. to create a level of conceptual clarity45. The structured-inquiry process can be useful for .A. decision makersB. intelligence analysis meetingC. the experts' informationD. marketing focus groupsQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:Sport is heading for an indissoluble marriage with television and the passive spectator will enjoy a private paradise. All of this will be in the future of sport. The spectator (the television audience) will be the priority and professional clubs will have to readjust their structures to adapt to the new reality: sport as a business.The new technologies will mean that spectators will no longer have to wait for broadcasts by the conventional channels. They will be the ones who decide what to see. And they will have to pay for it. In the United States the system of the future has already started: pay-as-you-view. Everything will be offered by television and the spectator will only have to choose. The review Sports Illustrated recently published a full profile of the life of the supporter at home in the middle of the next century. It explained that the consumers would be able to select their view of thematch on a gigantic, flat screen occupying the whole of one wall, with images of a clarity which cannot be foreseen at present; they could watch from the trainer's stands just behind the batter in a game of baseball or from the helmet of the star player in an American football game. And at their disposal will be the sane option s the producer of the recorded programmer has to select replays, to choose which camera to me and to decide on the sound whether to hear the public, the players, the trainer and so on.Many sports executives, largely too old and too conservative to feel at home with the new technologies will believe that sport must control the expansion of television coverage in order to survive and ensure that spectators attend matches. They do not even accept the evidence which contradicts their view while there is more basketball than ever on television, for example, it is also certain that basketball is more popular than ever.It is also the argument of these sports executives that television harming the modest team. This is true, but the future of those teams is also modest. They have reached their ceiling. It is the law of the market. The great events continually attract larger audience.The world I being constructed on new technologies so that people can make the utmost use of their time and, in their home have access to the greatest possible range of recreational activities. Sport will have to adapt itself to the new world.The most visionary executives go further. That philosophy is: rather than see television take over sport why not have sports taken over television?46. What does the writer mean by use of the phrase "an indissoluble marriage" in the first paragraph?A. sport is combined with television.B. sport controls television.C. television dictates sports.D. Sport and television will go their own ways47. What does "they" in line 2 paragraph 2 stand for?A. Broadcasts.B. Channels.C. Spectators.D. Technologies.48. How do many sports executives feel with the new technologies?A. they are too old to do anything.B. They feel ill at ease.C. They feel completely at home.D. Technologies can go hand in hand with sports.49. What is going to be discussed in the following paragraphs?A. the philosophy of visionary executives.B. The process of television taking over sport.C. Television coverage expansion.D. An example to show how sport has taken over television.50. What might be the appropriate title of this passage?A. the arguments of sports executives.B. The philosophy of visionary executives.C. Sports and television in the 21st century.D. Sports: a business.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:Convenience food helps companies by creating growth, but what is its effect on people? For people who think cooking was the foundation of civilization, the microwave is the last enemy.The communion of eating together is easily broken by a device that liberates household citizens from waiting for mealtimes. The first great revolution in the history of food is in danger of being undone. The companionship of the campfire, cooking pot and common table, which have helped to bond humans in collaborative living for at least 150000 years could be destroyed.Meals have certainly sated from the rise of convenience food. The only meals regularly taken together in Britain these days are at the weekend, among rich families struggling to retain something of the old symbol of togetherness. Indeed, the day's first meal has all but disappeared. In the 20th century the leisure British breakfast was undermined by the corn flake; in the 21st breakfast is vanishing altogether a victim of the quick cup of coffee in Starbucks and the cereal bar.Convenience food has also made people forget how to cook. One of the apparent paradoxes of modern food is that while the amount of time spent cooking meals has fallen from 60 minutes a day in 1980 to 13M a day in 2002, the number of cooks and television programmer on cooking has multiplied. But perhaps this isn't a paradox. Maybe it is became people can't cook anymore, so they need to be told how to do it, or maybe it is because people buy books about hobbies---golf, yachting ---not about chores. Cooking has ceased to be a chore and has become a hobby.Although everybody lives in the kitchen. its facilities are increasingly for display rather than for use. Mr. Silverstein's now book, "trading up" look at mid-range consumer's milling now to splash out. He says that industrial -style Viking cook pot, with nearly twice the heat output of other ranges, have helped to push the "kitchen as theater" trend in hour goods. They cost from$1000 to $9000.Some 75% of them are never used.Convenience also has an impact on the healthiness, or otherwise, of food, of course there is nothing bad about ready to eat food itself. You don't get much healthier than an apple, and supermarkets sell a better for you range of ready-meals. But there is a limit to the number of apples people want to eat; and these days it is easier for people to eat the kind of food that makes them fat The three Harvard economists in their paper "why have Americans become more obese?" point out that in the past, if people wanted to eat fatty hot food, they had to cook it. That took time and energy a good chip needs frying twice, once to cook the potato and once to get it crispy. Which discouraged of consumption of that cost of food. Mass preparation of food took away that constraint. Nobody has to cut and double cook their own fries these days. Who has the time?51. What might the previous paragraphs deal with?A. The relationship between meals and convenience food.B. The importance of convenience food in people's life.C. The rise of convenience food.D. The history of food industry.52. What is the paradox in the third paragraph?A. People don't know how to cook.B. The facilities in the kitchen are not totally used.C. People are becoming more obsess, thus unhealthy.D. Convenience food actually does not save people thrive.53. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The bad effects of convenience foodB. Mr. Silverstein's new bookC. People's new hobbyD. Disappearance of the old symbol of togetherness.54. Why has American become more obese?A. Because of eating chips.B. Because of being busy.C. Because of being lazy.D. B and C.55. Which of the following might the author mostly agree with?A. There is nothing bad about convenience food.B. Convenience food makes people lazy.C. Convenience food helps companies grow.D. Convenience food is a revolution in cooking.Section IV TranslationDirections:In this section there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.An art museum director with foresight might follow trends in computer graphics to make exhibit more appealing to younger visitor.For instances, capable corporate manager might see alarming rise in local housing price that could affect availability of skilled workers in the region. People in government also need foresight to keep system running smoothly, to play budget and prevent war.Many of the best known technique for foresight were developed by government planner, especially in the military, thinking about the unthinkable.The futurist recognized that the future world is continuing with preset world. We can learn a great deal about what many happen in the future by looking systematically at what is happynow.2005MBA联考英语试卷参考答案Section I Vocabulary and Structure1-5 CDBCC 6-10 CABAB 11-15 DABCD 16-20 CBACASection II Cloze ( 15 x 1=15 points)21-25 DBCDA 26-30 CABBA 31-35 DABBDSection III Reading Comprehension (20x2=40 points )36-40 CBADB 41-45 CBCAA 46-50 ACBDC 51-55 AAADCSection IV Translation ( 20x1=20 points ) (参考译文)56、富有远见的艺术馆馆长应该顺应潮流,充分利用计算机制图的优势,使各项展出更加吸引年轻的参观者。
2005 考研英语阅读真题Text 4(英语二)
2005 Text 4（英语⼆） 英语的演变Text 4Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command with skill and gift.Nor do they aspire to such command themselves.In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education.Mr. McWhorter's academic speciality is and change.And he sees the gradual disappearance of "whom, " for example, to and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of .But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing, " has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music.While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to ⽂本 4the English language 美国⼈不再指望公众⼈物，⽆论是演讲还是写作，都能熟练⽽有天赋地掌握英语。
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2005 Text 2（英语⼆）热衷于任务Text 2Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn't know for sure?That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain?That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way?Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of .The latest was a panel from , enlisted by , to tell us that the Earth's atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made.The is that we should get moving to protect ourselves.The president of the National Academy, , added this key point in the preface to the panel's report: "Science never has all the answers.⽂本 2你还记得那些年科学家认为吸烟会杀死我们，但怀疑者坚称（吸烟会杀死我们）这⼀观点还有待商榷吗？怀疑者们（还）坚持（吸烟的结果）还没定论，科学也不够确定。
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2005年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语（二）试卷及答案（课程代码：00015）PART ONE （50 POINTS）Ⅰ. V ocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. Would’t you rather your child ______ successful with his study and won the scholarship?A. becameB. becomeC. would becomeD. becomes2. Although Tom is satisfied with his academic achievement, he wonders _______will happen to his family life.A. itB. thatC. whatD. this3. We hope that all the measures against sandstorms, ________ was put forward by the committee, will be considered seriously at the meeting .A. whileB. afterC. sinceD. as4. We cannot leave this tough job to a person_________.A. who nobody has confidenceB. in whom nobody has confidenceC. for whom nobody has confidenceD. who everyone has confidence of5. You are the best for the job _____ you apply your mind to it .A. untilB. if onlyC. in caseD. unless6.Hey,leave _____!I hate people touching my hair.A. behindB. outC. offD. over7. I thought the problem of water shortage would ________ at the meeting but nobody mentioned it.A. come upB. come up toC. come overD. come to8. Mr.Smith , can I ________ you for a minute? I’d like to hear your opinion on this issue.A. say a word withB. have words withC. mention a word withD. have a word with9.There is a deadlock (僵局) in the discussion when neither side gives ________ to the over .A. a wayB. wayC. the wayD. its way10. This type of desk and chair can be adjusted ________ the height of students at different ages.A. withB. forC. toD. inⅡ.Cloze Test (10 points, 1 point for each item)下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。
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I hurried on as fast as I could to where my looking–glass hung on the wall in my own little room. For an instant I was afraid to look, but when I did, I looked long and earnestly. I was accustomed to hearing remarks about my beauty; but now, for the first time, I became conscious of it and recognized it. I noticed the ivory (象牙) whiteness of my skin, the beauty of my mouth, the size and liquid darkness of my eyes. I ran downstairs and rushed to where my mother was sitting. I buried my head in her lap and cried out: “Mother, tell me, am I a nigger?” I could not see her face, but I felt her hands on my head. I looked up into her face. There were tears in her eyes and I could see that she was suffering for me. And then it was that I looked at her critically for the first time. I had thought of her in a childish way only as the most beautiful woman in the world; now I looked at her searching for defects. I could see that her skin was almost brown, and that she did differ in some way from the other ladies who came to the house; yet, even so I could see that she was more beautiful than any of them. She must have felt that I was examining her, for she hid her face in my hair and said with difficulty: “No, my darling, you are not a nigger.” She went on: “If anyone calls you a nigger, don’t notice them.” But the more she talked, the less was I reassured, and I stopped her by asking: “Well, mother, am I white? Are you white?” She answered tremblingly: “No, I am not white, but your father is one of the greatest men in the country. The best blood of the South is in you.” This suddenly opened up in my heart a fresh fear, and I almost fiercely demanded: “Who is my father? Where is he?” She stroked my hair and said: “I’ll tell you about him some day.” I sobbed: “I want to know now.” She answered: “No, not now.”
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2005年英语二In 2005, the English language examination known as "English II" was a significant event for many students. This test was a crucial part of the educational system, designedto assess the English proficiency of students at a secondary level. It was a time when students put their language skillsto the test, demonstrating their ability to understand, interpret, and communicate in English.The examination itself was a comprehensive assessmentthat included various sections such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The listening section was designed to gauge students' ability to comprehend spoken English,including dialogues, monologues, and news reports. Thereading section was a test of their ability to understand and analyze texts, ranging from literature to scientific articles.The writing component was perhaps the most challenging,as it required students to express their thoughts clearly and coherently in written form. This section often included tasks such as essay writing, summary writing, and the compositionof letters or reports. It was a true test of the students' language mastery and their ability to convey complex ideas effectively.The speaking section, if included, was an opportunity for students to demonstrate their fluency and pronunciation in English. This interactive part of the examination ofteninvolved role-plays, discussions, and presentations, which allowed the examiners to assess the students' communicative competence in real-time.The 2005 English II examination was not just a test of language skills; it was also a milestone in the educational journey of many students. It was a stepping stone towards higher education and a gateway to opportunities that required proficiency in the English language. For some, it was a moment of triumph, while for others, it was a learning experience that would guide their future studies and endeavors.。
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2005年考研英语二图表作文题目全文共10篇示例，供读者参考篇1Title: My Analysis of the 2005 Postgraduate Entrance Examination English Second Chart Writing QuestionHey guys! Today I want to talk about the 2005 Postgraduate Entrance Examination English Second Chart Writing Question. It was a super interesting topic and I had so much fun writing about it. Let me tell you all about it!The question was about a chart showing the percentage of online shoppers in different age groups. The chart had different age groups like 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, and 55 and above. It also showed the percentage of online shoppers in each age group. It was so cool to see how different age groups use the internet to shop.I started my essay by introducing the chart and explaining what it was about. Then I talked about the trends I noticed in the chart. I saw that the younger age groups like 18-24 and 25-34 had the highest percentage of online shoppers. It made sense tome because young people are more tech-savvy and comfortable with shopping online.I also noticed that the older age groups like 45-54 and 55 and above had lower percentages of online shoppers. I thought it was interesting to see how the younger and older age groups had different shopping habits. I talked about the reasons why this might be the case, like older people being less familiar with technology or preferring to shop in person.After analyzing the chart, I wrote about my own thoughts on online shopping. I said that I personally enjoy shopping online because it's convenient and easy. I can shop from the comfort of my own home and have everything delivered to my door. It saves me time and I can find great deals online too.In my conclusion, I summarized my analysis and restated my opinion on online shopping. I also made sure to use good grammar and vocabulary to make my essay sound smart and well-written.Overall, I had a great time writing about the 2005 Postgraduate Entrance Examination English Second Chart Writing Question. It was a fun topic and I learned a lot from analyzing the chart. I can't wait to see what other interestingtopics the exam will have in the future. Thanks for listening to my essay guys! Bye for now!篇2Oh my gosh, guys! Today I want to talk about this super hard question from the 2005 English postgraduate entrance exam. It's all about a chart! So let's dive in and see what we can find out.The chart shows the number of people who use different types of transportation in a city over a week. There are four types of transportation: walking, cycling, driving, and taking the bus. And there are different age groups represented in the chart too. So cool, right?First, let's look at walking. It seems like people of all ages love to walk! The chart shows that the number of people walking increases steadily from Monday to Friday, then drops a bit on Saturday before picking back up on Sunday. It's like a little mountain range on the chart! How fun!Next, let's check out cycling. It seems like young people are the biggest fans of cycling. The chart shows that the number of people cycling is highest on Monday and Tuesday, and then gradually decreases as the week goes on. I guess everyone gets tired of cycling after a couple of days, huh?Now, let's talk about driving. It looks like older people are the ones driving the most. The chart shows that the number of people driving is pretty steady throughout the week, with a slight increase on weekends. I guess older people need to drive to get to work and run errands, right?Lastly, let's discuss taking the bus. It seems like middle-aged people are the most likely to take the bus. The chart shows that the number of people taking the bus is highest on weekdays, especially on Thursday and Friday. I guess everyone is trying to avoid traffic jams and crowded parking lots by hopping on the bus!In conclusion, this chart is so interesting to look at! It shows us how different age groups prefer different types of transportation in the city. And it's cool to see how the numbers change throughout the week. I had so much fun analyzing it with you guys!So remember, guys, English exams can be super fun and interesting if you just take the time to look at the charts and graphs carefully. Keep practicing and you'll ace that exam for sure! Good luck, everyone! Let's go and rock that chart question!篇3Title: My Opinion on the 2005 Gaokao English Writing QuestionHi everyone, today I want to talk about the 2005 Gaokao English Writing Question! The question was about a chart showing the number of students studying different subjects at a university. There were three subjects: Maths, Science, and Arts. It was so cool to see all the numbers and think about what they meant!First, let's talk about Maths. The chart showed that the most students were studying Maths at the university. Wow, that's a lot of Math lovers out there! I think Maths is really important because it helps us solve problems and understand the world better. Maybe that's why so many students choose to study Maths at university.Next, let's talk about Science. The chart showed that the second most students were studying Science at the university. Science is also super cool because it helps us understand how things work and find out new things about the world. I think it's great that so many students are interested in Science and want to learn more about it.Lastly, let's talk about Arts. The chart showed that the fewest students were studying Arts at the university. That's okay thoughbecause Art is still really important! Art helps us express ourselves and is a way to show our creativity. Even though fewer students are studying Arts, it's still an awesome subject to learn about.In conclusion, I think the 2005 Gaokao English Writing Question was really interesting! It made us think about the different subjects students are studying at university and why they might choose them. I'm so excited to see what next year's writing question will be about! Let's keep learning and exploring new things together. Bye for now!篇4Title: My Thoughts on the 2005 Postgraduate English ExamHello everyone! Today I want to talk about the 2005 postgraduate English exam. Have you taken it? Did you find it difficult? Let me tell you what I think.First of all, let's talk about the writing part. There were two graphs in the exam, one showing the increase in population and the other showing the decrease in the number of trees. It was quite challenging to describe the trends and make comparisons between the two graphs. I had to use various vocabulary and sentence structures to express my ideas clearly.Next, the listening and reading parts were not easy either. I had to listen carefully to the recordings and read the passages quickly to answer the questions. Sometimes, the questions were tricky and I had to think hard to choose the right option. But I tried my best and managed to answer most of them correctly.As for the speaking part, it was the most nerve-wracking for me. I had to talk about a given topic for two minutes and answer the examiner's questions. I was so worried about making mistakes and forgetting what to say. But I practiced a lot before the exam and tried to speak confidently and fluently.In conclusion, the 2005 postgraduate English exam was quite challenging for me. But I think I did my best and I am proud of myself for trying my hardest. I learned a lot from preparing for the exam and I hope to do better next time. Thank you for listening to my thoughts!篇5Hey guys, have you heard about the 2005 postgraduate entrance exam English second chart composition topic? It's super interesting! The topic is all about describing and analyzing the changes in the number of Internet users and mobile phone users in China from 2000 to 2004. Let's dig into it!So, in the year 2000, there were around 22 million Internet users in China, and only 4 million mobile phone users. But fast forward to 2004, and wowza, the number of Internet users skyrocketed to 94 million, while mobile phone users went way up to 300 million! That's like, a huge jump, right?There were probably a lot of reasons for this insane growth. Like, maybe more people started using the Internet for work or school, or to connect with friends and family. And with mobile phones becoming more affordable and popular, it's no wonder the number of users shot up so much.But hey, with great power comes great responsibility, right? With more people using the Internet and mobile phones, there were probably some challenges too. Like, maybe some people spent too much time online, or there were more cases of cyberbullying or scams. It's important to use these technologies wisely and be safe while using them.Overall, the changes in the number of Internet and mobile phone users in China from 2000 to 2004 were prettymind-blowing. It's crazy to think about how much things can change in just a few years. So, let's all remember to use the Internet and mobile phones responsibly and make the most out of these amazing tools. Stay safe and have fun, everyone!篇6Title: My Essay on the 2005 Postgraduate English Exam Picture CompositionOh my goodness, have you seen the 2005 Postgraduate English Exam Picture Composition? It's amazing! There are two pictures in it – one is about the increasing number of bicycles on a university campus, and the other is about the decreasing number of cars. It's so cool to see how things are changing!In the first picture, you can see lots and lots of bicycles parked outside a building. There are students riding bikes, students pushing bikes, and students walking with bikes. It's like a sea of bicycles! And in the second picture, there are only a few cars parked in a parking lot. It's like they're disappearing!I think the pictures show how important it is to protect the environment. With more and more people riding bikes instead of driving cars, we can reduce air pollution and help keep our planet healthy. It's so nice to see people making smart choices and working together to make a difference.I also think the pictures show how things can change over time. Maybe in a few years, there will be even more bicycles andeven fewer cars on campus. It's exciting to think about how the world can keep getting better and better!So, let's all remember the lesson of the 2005 Postgraduate English Exam Picture Composition – let's ride bikes, protect the environment, and make the world a happier, healthier place for everyone!篇7Gee, I remember when my big sis was studying for the postgraduate exam back in 2005. She had to write an essay about a chart! It was so cool to see all those numbers and stuff in a graph. So today, I'm gonna try to write my own essay about a chart too!The chart I'm gonna talk about is all about the number of people who own different types of pets in my neighborhood. It's gonna be super fun to talk about all the cute dogs and cats that our neighbors have! I bet my teacher is gonna love reading about it.First off, let's talk about dogs. Woof woof! According to the chart, there are 20 families in our neighborhood who own dogs. That's so cool! Dogs are so fluffy and friendly, I wish we had onetoo. I bet they have so much fun playing fetch and going for walks with their owners.Next up, let's talk about cats. Meow meow! There are 15 families in our neighborhood who own cats. Cats are so mysterious and agile, I love watching them climb trees and chase after bugs. I bet those families have a lot of fun snuggling with their fluffy feline friends.Oh, and don't forget about birds! Tweet tweet! There are 10 families in our neighborhood who own birds. Birds are so colorful and chirpy, I bet they brighten up their owners' days with their beautiful songs. I wish I could have a bird as a pet, they seem like they would be so fun to watch and listen to.Last but not least, let's talk about fish. Glub glub! There are 5 families in our neighborhood who own fish. Fish are so mesmerizing to watch as they swim around in their tanks, I bet those families love relaxing and unwinding as they watch their fish glide gracefully through the water.In conclusion, pets are such a wonderful addition to any family. Whether it's a bouncy dog, a graceful cat, a chirpy bird, or a gliding fish, pets bring so much joy and companionship to our lives. I can't wait to have my own pet one day and experience all the love and fun that comes with it.Wow, that was so much fun writing about the chart! I hope my teacher likes my essay as much as I enjoyed writing it. I can't wait to show it to my big sis and see what she thinks. Maybe she'll even let me borrow her postgraduate exam books one day so I can study just like she did. Who knows, maybe I'll be taking the postgraduate exam myself one day!篇8Hello everyone, today I want to talk about the 2005 National Postgraduate Entrance Examination English II chart essay question. The topic was about a bar chart showing the number of people using different transportation methods in a city from 1980 to 2000.In the chart, we can see that the number of people using cars increased dramatically from 1980 to 2000, while the number of people using bicycles and buses decreased. This clearly shows a shift towards more people using cars as their main mode of transportation.There are several reasons for this change. One reason could be the economic development of the city, which led to more people being able to afford cars. Another reason could be the improvement of road infrastructure, making it easier and moreconvenient for people to drive. Additionally, the decrease in the number of people using bicycles and buses could be due to the perceived inconvenience of these modes of transportation compared to cars.In my opinion, while the increase in car usage may indicate progress and development in the city, it also brings about some negative consequences. For example, the increase in cars on the road may lead to more traffic congestion and air pollution. This could have a negative impact on the environment and people's health.In conclusion, the chart showing the number of people using different transportation methods in a city from 1980 to 2000 is a reflection of the changing transportation trends in modern society. While the increase in car usage may indicate economic development, it is important to consider the negative consequences and strive for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation system. Thank you for listening to my presentation.篇9Dear everyone,Today, I want to talk about a fancy topic - the 2005 postgraduate entrance exam English second chart composition! Woohoo!So, in the exam, they showed us a couple of charts. One was about the number of books published in different countries in 2003, and the other was about the percentage of people who read books in those countries. Wow, that's a lot of numbers to think about!First, let's talk about the number of books published. The chart showed that the United States published the most books, like a whopping 150,000 books! That's like, so many books I can't even imagine. And then, in second place was the United Kingdom, with only about 18,000 books. That's a big difference, right?Next, let's chat about the percentage of people who read books in those countries. It turns out that Finland has the highest percentage of readers, with like 75% of people reading books! That's really cool, right? And then, in the United States, only about 50% of people read books. That's kind of sad, I think everyone should read more books!So, what can we learn from these charts? Well, I think it's important to read books because they can help us learn a lot ofnew things and have fun too! Maybe if more people read books, we can have more smart and happy people in the world. So let's all pick up a book and start reading!That's all for today's chat about the 2005 postgraduate entrance exam English second chart composition. I hope you learned something new and maybe even feel inspired to read more books. Thanks for listening!Lots of love,Your little friend篇10Title: My Experience with the 2005 National Postgraduate English ExamHey guys! Today I want to tell you about my experience with the 2005 National Postgraduate English Exam. It was a big deal for me because I really wanted to get into a good graduate school. Let me tell you all about it!First, let me talk about the writing part of the exam. We had to write an essay based on a graph or chart. I remember the graph showed the increasing number of people using smartphones. I had to describe the trend and explain why it washappening. It was a bit tough, but I managed to come up with some good points.Next up was the listening section. We had to listen to some recordings and answer questions based on what we heard. It was a bit tricky because the speakers spoke really fast! I had to really focus and try to understand what they were saying. But in the end, I think I did pretty well.Then came the reading section. We had to read a few passages and answer questions about them. Some of the passages were really long and there were so many questions! I had to read carefully and make sure I understood everything before answering. It was a bit tiring, but I tried my best.Finally, there was the speaking part of the exam. We had to talk about a topic for a few minutes. I was a bit nervous because I had to speak in front of an examiner. But I tried to relax and just speak naturally. I talked about my favorite book and why I liked it. The examiner seemed to like my answer, so I was happy about that.Overall, the 2005 National Postgraduate English Exam was a tough but rewarding experience. I had to work really hard to prepare for it, but it was worth it in the end. I hope I did well andcan get into a good graduate school. Keep your fingers crossed for me, guys! Thanks for listening to my story. Bye!。
自考英语二课文译文习题 Unit 5
05-A. The New Music新音乐The new music was built out of materials already in existence: blues, rock'n'roll, folk music. But although the forms remained, something completely new and original was made out of these older elements -- more original, perhaps, than even the new musicians themselves yet realize. The transformation took place in 1966--1967. Up to that time, the blues had been an essentially black medium. Rock'n'roll, a blues derivative, was rhythmic dance music. Folk music, old and modern, was popular among college students. The three forms remained musically and culturally distinct, and even as late as 1965, none of them were expressing any radically new states of consciousness. Blues expressed black soul; rock was the beat of youthful energy; and folk music expressed anti-war sentiments as well as love and hope.新音乐是根据已有的音乐素材创立的，这些音乐素材包括布鲁斯音乐、摇滚乐、美国民间音乐。
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[by:英语听力网||人人论坛||人人听力网][00:00.00]喜欢，就把复制到QQ个人资料中！Unit 5 text A The New Music[00:03.24]新音乐[00:06.48]The new music was built out of materials already in existence:[00:09.76] 新音乐是基于已有的三种音乐:[00:13.04]blues, rock'n'roll, folk music.[00:15.56]布鲁斯,摇滚乐,民间音乐发展起来的.[00:18.08]But although the forms remained,[00:20.11]但是虽然这些形式依然保留着,[00:22.15]something completely new and original was made out of these older elements [00:25.78]一些全新的富有创造性的东西从这些旧音乐中产生了[00:29.41]more original,perhaps,than even the new musicians themselves yet realize.[00:33.49]---也许比新音乐家们所意识到更大具创造性.[00:37.56]The transformation took place in 1966-1967.[00:41.64]这种变化发生于1966年到1967年之间.[00:45.71]Up to that time,the blues had been an essentially black medium.[00:48.99]一直到那个时候,布鲁斯一直是一种基本的黑人艺术表现形式.[00:52.27]Rock 'n' roll,a blues derivative,was rhythmic dance music.[00:55.39]摇滚乐,衍生于布鲁斯,是有节奏的舞曲.[00:58.51]Folk music,old and modern,was popular among college students[01:02.09]民间音乐,无论旧的或者现代的,在大学生中都很流行.[01:05.67]The three forms remained,musically and culturally distinct,[01:08.86]这三种形式保留着音乐和文化方面的特色,[01:12.05]and even as late as 1965,[01:14.57]甚至到1965年,[01:17.09]none of them were expressing any radically new states of consciousness[01:19.87]这三种音乐没有一种表达出任何激进的新的意识形态.[01:22.65]Blues expressed black soul;rock was the beat of youthful energy;[01:26.53]布鲁斯表达黑人的情感;摇滚乐是青春活力的跳动;[01:30.41]and folk music expressed anti-war sentiments as well as love and hope.[01:33.99]民间音乐表达反战情绪,爱和恨.[01:37.57] In 1966--1967 there was spontaneous transformation.[01:42.00] 1966-1967年之间发生了自然的转化.[01:46.42]In the United States,it originated with youthful rock groups[01:52.77]playing in San Francisco.[01:54.95]在美国,变化起源于在圣.弗兰西斯科(旧金山)表演的青年摇滚组合.[01:57.13]In England,it was led by the Beatles[01:59.42]在英国,则是由甲壳虫乐队(披头士摇滚乐队)带头,[02:01.70]who were already established as an extremely fine[02:07.56]and highly individual rock group.[02:09.48]他们已确立了非常优秀,极有特色的摇滚组合.[02:11.40]What happened,as well as it can be put into words, was this.[02:14.52]所发生的情况,如果用言语尽可能表达出来是这样的.[02:17.64]First,the separate musical traditions were brought together.[02:20.88]首先独立的音乐传统被融合在一起.[02:24.12]Bob Dylan and the Jefferson Airplane[02:26.25]鲍伯.锹伦和杰弗逊飞机乐队演出民间摇滚乐,[02:28.38]played folk rock folk ideas with a rock beat.[02:31.55]民间音乐的思想伴以摇滚乐的节拍.[02:34.72]White rock groups began experimenting with the blues.[02:37.60]白人摇滚组合浓度使用布鲁斯.[02:40.47]Of course white musicians had always played the blues,[02:43.25]当然,白人音乐家早已演奏布鲁斯,[02:46.03]but essentially as imitators of the Negro style;[02:48.67]但基本上对黑人风格的模仿,[02:51.31]now it began to be the white bands' own music.[02:53.99]现在已经开始成为白人乐队自己的音乐.[02:56.67]And all of the groups moved towards a broader eclecticism and synthesis[03:00.60]所有的组合都走向更大广泛的折衷和合成.[03:04.53]They freely took over elements from jazz,from American country music,[03:07.91]他们自由吸取爵士乐和美国乡村音乐的成分,[03:11.29]and as time went on from even more diverse sources.[03:14.42]随着时间的推移甚至从更多的来源中吸取营养.[03:17.54]What developed was a music readily taking on various forms and capable[03:21.12]音乐很快地发展成为具有多种形式,[03:24.70] of an almost limitless range of expression.[03:27.52]并且几乎具有无限的表达力.[03:30.34] The second thing that happened[03:32.31]发生的第二种情况是[03:34.28]was that all the musical groups began using the full range of electric instruments [03:38.06]所有音乐组合开始使用整套电声乐器[03:41.83]and the technology of electronic amplifiers.[03:44.50]和电子放大器技术.[03:47.16]The electric guitar was an old instrument,[03:49.69]电吉他是一种旧乐器,[03:52.23]but the new electronic effects were altogether different[03:55.15]但新吉他的电子效果完全不同了[03:58.08]so different that a new listener in 1967 might well feel[04:01.20]---1967年的一位新听众可能真的感觉到[04:04.32]that there had never been any sounds like that in the world before.[04:07.50]世界上前所未有的声音.[04:10.67]Electronics did,in fact,[04:12.71]事实上,电子学的确可以[04:14.75]make possible soundsthat no instrument up to that time could produce.[04:18.17]制作出直到那时为止乐器所发不出的声音.[04:21.59]And in studio recordings,new techniques made possible effects that not even an electronic band could produce live.[04:26.78]在录音室录制时,新技术有可能制作出甚至电子乐队在表演现场都演奏不出的效果. [04:31.96]Electronic amplifiers also made possible a fantastic increase in volume[04:35.68]电子放大器也使得在音量方面能够有意想不到的增高.[04:39.41]the music becoming as loud and penetrating as the human ear could stand,[04:43.04]音乐在人类耳朵所能随范围内变得响亮,具穿透力,[04:46.67]and thereby achieving a "total"effect[04:49.19]由此达到了一种完美的效果.[04:51.71]so that instead of an audience of passive listeners[04:54.60]所以听众已不是被动的听众,[04:57.48]there were now audiences of total participants[05:00.56]现在的听众是完全投入的听众,[05:03.65]feeling the music in all of their senses and all of their bones.[05:07.67]他们全身心感觉着音乐.[05:11.69]Third,the music becomes a multi--media experience a part of a total environment. [05:16.63] 第三点,音乐成为一种多媒体的感受,成为整修环境中的一部分.[05:21.57]The walls of the ballrooms were covered with changing patterns of light[05:24.95]舞厅的墙上闪着形式变幻的灯光,[05:28.33]the beginning of the new art of the light show.[05:31.36]成为灯泡表演这门新技术的开始.[05:34.39]And the audience did not sit, it danced.[05:37.21]观众不是坐着听,他们在跳舞.[05:40.04]With records at home,listeners imitated these lighting effects as best they could, [05:43.67]家里有了唱盘,听众尽力模仿舞厅灯光效果,[05:47.30]and heightened the whole experience by using drugs.[05:50.24]并通过使用药物以加强整体感受.[05:53.18]Often music was played out of doors,where nature provided the environment. [05:56.90]音乐还常在以大自然为环境的户外演奏.[06:00.62]Text B Different Types of Composers[06:03.21]不同类型的作曲家[06:05.79]I can see three different types of composers in musical history,[06:08.43] 在音乐史上我们可以看到三类型的作曲家,[06:11.07]each of whom creates music in a some what different fashion.[06:13.55]每种作曲家都以不同的风格创作音乐.[06:16.03]The type that has fired public imagination most[06:20.40]is that of the spontaneously inspired composer--[06:22.73] 最能激发公众想象力的是那种即兴灵感型作曲家[06:25.07]the Franz Schubert type,in other words.[06:27.25]---换句话说,即弗朗诵兹.舒伯特型.[06:29.43]All composers are inspired,of course,[06:31.46]所有作曲家都具有灵感,[06:33.48]but this type is more spontaneously inspired.[06:35.66]但这种子选手类型的更具有即兴灵感.[06:37.84]Music simply wells out of him.[06:39.73]音乐科就是从他心中喷涌而出.[06:41.61]He can't get it down on paper fast enough.[06:43.49]他不能以尽快的速度记录在纸上.[06:45.37]You can almost tell this type of composer by his fruitful output.[06:48.31]你几乎通过他多产的作品就可以认出这种作曲家.[06:51.25]In certain months,Schubert wrote a song a day Hugo Wolf did the same[06:54.77]在几个月进而,舒伯特一天写一首歌曲,胡弋.活尔夫也是这样.[06:58.30]In a sense,men of this kind begin not so much with a musical theme composition. [07:02.02]在某种意义上说,这些作曲家与其说是从某一音乐主题开始构思,不如说他们一开始就有一完整作品成竹在胸.[07:05.74]They invariably work best in the shorter forms.[07:08.07]他们在较短形式的音乐方面一直做得最好.[07:10.39]It is much easier lo improvise a song'than it is to improvise a symphony[07:13.52]即兴创作一首歌曲比即兴创作一部交响乐要简单得多.[07:16.64]It isn't easy to be inspired in that spontaneous way for long periods at a stretch [07:20.11]边疆不断地以这种子选手即兴方式获得灵感是不容易的.[07:23.59]Even Schubert was more successful in handling the shorter form of music[07:26.47]舒伯特在创作这些较短形式的单薄方面是更大为成功的.[07:29.36]The spontaneously inspired man[07:33.20]is only one type of composer with his own limitations.[07:35.84]即兴灵感型作家只是一种类型的作曲家,有他自身的局限性.[07:38.48]Beethoven belongs to the second type-the constructive type one might call it. [07:41.65] 贝多芬属于第二种类型---人们可以称之为富有建设性的类型.[07:44.82]This type serves as an example of my theory[07:46.94]这种类型的作曲家比任何其他类型[07:49.05]of the creative process in music better than any other,[07:51.54]更适合作为我的音乐创造过程理论的例证,[07:54.02]because in this case the composer really does begin with a musical theme[07:57.05]因为这类例子中的作曲家确实从音乐主题开始创作.[08:00.08]in Beethoven's case there is no doubt about it[08:02.26]以贝多芬为例,关于这点勿庸置疑,[08:04.44]for we have the notebooks in which he put the themes down.[08:06.82]因为我们有他记下主题的笔记本.[08:09.20]We can see from his notebooks how he worked over his themes[08:11.62]从他的笔记中我们可以看到,他是如何在他的音乐主题上下功夫的[08:14.05]how he would not let them be until they were as perfect as he could make them. [08:16.93]--他不做到使之完美无缺绝不罢休.[08:19.80]Beethoven was not a spontaneously inspired composer in the Schubert sense at all [08:23.08]贝多芬完全不是舒伯特那种意义上的即兴灵感型作曲家.[08:26.36]He was the type that begins with a theme makes it a preliminary idea;[08:29.39]他是那种从一个主题开始作曲的类型,把主题作为初步的想法.[08:32.42]and upon that composes a musical work,day after day,in painstaking fashion. [08:36.00]在此基础上,日日苦干,谱写出音乐作品来.[08:39.58]Most composers since Beethoven's day belong to this second type.[08:42.45]贝多芬时代以来的多数作曲家属于第二种类型.[08:45.32]The third type of composer I can only call,[08:47.39]因为没有更好的名字,第三类作曲家[08:49.45]for lack of a better name the traditionalist type.[08:52.09]我只能称之为传统主义类型.[08:54.73]Men like Palestrina and Bach belong in this category.[08:57.51]像帕莱斯特里纳和巴赫这些人属于这种类型.[09:00.29]They both are characteristic of the kind of composer[09:04.65]who is bom in a particular period of musical history,[09:07.19]他们都具有生于音乐史上的特殊时期,[09:09.72]when a certain musical style is about to reach its fullest development[09:12.45]即某种音乐风格即将达到其鼎盛时期的那种作曲家的特点.[09:15.18]It is a question at such a time[09:18.94]of creating music in a well-known and accepted style[09:21.28]在那样一个以一种众所周知并广为接受的风格创作音乐的年代,[09:23.62]and doing it in a way that is better than anyone has done it before you.[09:26.35]要以一种比前人更好的形式创作音乐是很难的.[09:29.08]The traditionalist type of composer[09:32.73]begins with a pattern rather than with a theme.[09:35.06] 传统类型的作曲家从一种模式而不是一个主题开始创作.[09:37.38]The creative act with Palestrina is not the thematic conception[09:40.27]帕莱斯特里纳的创作行为并非针对主题的概念,[09:43.16]so much as the personal treatment of a well-established pattern.[09:45.80]只不过是对固定下来的模式进行个人处理.[09:48.43]And even Bach,who composed forty-eight of the most various and inspired[09:55.38]themes in his Well Tempered Clavichord,[09:57.37]甚至巴赫,他在他的<平均律钢琴曲集>中谱写了48首各具特色鼓舞人心的主题曲, [09:59.35]knew in advance the general formal mold that they were to fill[10:02.02]也事先知道这些主题曲要填入的一般正式的模式.[10:04.68]It goes without saying[10:06.20]不用说,[10:07.71]that we are not living in a tradition alist period nowadays.[10:10.19]我们现在已不是生活在传统时期.[10:12.68]One might add, for the sake of completeness,[10:14.95] 为了全面起见,[10:17.22]a fourth type of composerthe pioneer type:[10:19.81]还应加上第四作曲家[10:22.39]men like Gesualdo in the seventeenth century[10:24.67]---先锋型:像片17世纪的杰苏尔多,[10:26.94]Moussorgsky and Berlioz in the nineteenth, [10:36.97]It is difficult to summarize the composing methods of so diversified a group[10:39.75]概括如此多样化的一群作曲家的作曲方法很困难.[10:42.53]One can safely say that their approach to composition[10:44.87]他们的写作方法确实[10:47.21]is the opposite of the traditional list type.[10:49.18]不同于传统的模式写作法。